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bitbank moves up BTC deposit and withdrawal halt as eCash hard fork accelerates

  • —BTC operations halt moved to 17:00 Oct 29 from Oct 30
  • —Resumption moved to 19:00 Oct 30 from Nov 2
  • —Hard fork by Paul Sztorc and LayerTwo Labs creates eCash (ECX)
  • —Distribution and listing of ECX remain undecided
Why it matters: The fork affects BTC holders on exchanges, with the outage window and the fate of the new ECX token still unresolved.
Source: CoinDesk Japan